Random conversations on buses

I like a chat myself, so it's not all one-sided.

Thanks though.

MissAdventure

I've had some interesting conversations on buses.
One elderly woman asked me what FGM was, as she had asked her daughter, who wouldnt tell her.

Then a lady seemed desperate to talk, and told me she had "just" lost her husband. (It was actually almost two years prior)
I didn't feel up to chatting at all, but we did, and I hope we both felt a bit better afterwards.

That’s nice of you MissA.
I guess sometimes people just need a bit of company and you kindly give it.

When my sister was on a bus in Scotland many years ago, a little boy yelled at his mother "If you don't give me those sweeties, I'll tell everyone you pee in the sink!"

For several years I’ve been supporting a man who has a learning disability and we occasionally go into the city together by bus. He has no filter and chats to anybody or everybody on the bus, mostly it’s friendly, repetitive and innocuous, but he often insists on introducing me to one and all by my ‘role’ in his life, which can be quite cringeworthy. He variously describes me as his carer, support worker, friend, social worker and (worst), his ‘angel’. (The irony is that he still sometimes forgets my actual name. 🤦‍♀️) He then frequently supplements this with additional information about me, my husband, my family, my job, etc. I’ve told him countless times that this is not appropriate, but he thinks that it’s okay because he’s only saying positive things. Fortunately most people respond well to him and are happy to chat, and others make sure not to catch his eye, but occasionally someone is downright rude to, or about, him.

Two (very) elderly ladies, one in a wheelchair in the wheelchair space talking to her companion who was sat across on the other side of the bus. As the bus was busy they were almost shouting to each other so you could hear every word.

They were nattering away when the lady in the wheelchair piped up

'Y'know so and so, well, 'er 'usband 'as still got 'is shotgun'
'oooooh noooo'
'Yeah, and y'know summat else'
'what?'
''ee's not allowed on t'bus with it anymore'

They then left me hanging and started talking about bus timetables! I had so many questions

Best to stick to that unmentionable car, then.

Unfortunately I have only lived here for nine years … and there ain’t no buses round here!

You'll see everyone you've not seen for years,and they'll all be perplexed about why you need to catch a bus.

I will try. Never had one. I haven’t lived anywhere with a bus service since my early 40s!

Germanshepherdsmum

No, I haven’t got a bus pass Primrose. (I’m only 21 you know!😊).

zakouma, you sound like Hyacinth Bucket!

Germanshepherdsmum if you are eligible get one. Free travel. 👍They come through really quickly too.

Very funny!
The accents are often too broad for me to understand despite living in Scotland for nearly 50 years!
I am rather relieved as it means I miss some conversations which I am happy to miss.

🤣🤣🤣

Marvellous.
I love hearing snippets of other peoples conversations.

Overhead this morning on the bus to Oxford.
A couple, mid seventies. She said, 'Did you have a good breakfast?'
He replied, 'Bacon was a bit soggy.'
She responded, 'I don't like crispy bacon. Dad liked crispy bacon.'

In Scotland, on the bus.
"See ma man?"
"Aye"
"See mince?"
"Aye."
"He hates it."

Overheard on a bus, “What would she want with a man when she’s got three Alsatians?”

I'm left handed

I'm left lost.

I'm left sceptical.

I'm left speechless!

Hubby and I used to work on the buses years ago, he as a driver and myself as a route learner and some of the conversations we heard were hilarious!

There was this young gobby egotistical bloke who'd get on with his misses and a kid in a buggy, she was about as intelligent as a rock and he wasn't any better, both benefit scroungers. He was ALWAYS trying to chat up women on the bus even in front of his stupid misses with her huge boobs and low cut top only just legal over her boobs and he was again bragging VERY LOUDLY one day to a 'friend'' at the back of the bus about what a stud he is and he can do it for hours non-stop, while totally ignoring his son in the buggy .... I never did see him take any notice of him ....! And he was saying to his ''friend'' ... I banged your mother last night 3 times and her sister and her sister's daughter and tonight I'm banging another 3 slags'' etc. etc. and he was coming out with a string of f-bombs then he loudly said ''I've got to go to the chemist to get some Viagra'' and at that point as I was stood at the front of the bus teaching the driver, we pulled up at the lights, was utterly sick of this moron and his twisted attitude towards women and I called out ''if you're such a sex god then how comes you need Viagra?!''

Just for once he was quiet as everyone burst into fits of laughter, including his dopey misses!

Really how odd! I love it, public transport. Mind you there are probably Labour voters on board.

No, I haven’t got a bus pass Primrose. (I’m only 21 you know!😊).

zakouma, you sound like Hyacinth Bucket!

I suppose you are forced to rub shoulders with all sorts on public transport.

Germanshepherdsmum

Thanks Primrose. We are close to Blakeney. 👍🏻

I take it you have a bus pass?